2025 Rolex Junior Girls Championship a success at SentryWorld
Zalsman wins the elite American Junior Golf Association event
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (July 22, 2025) – We appreciate everyone in Stevens Point who stopped by SentryWorld to check out the action at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship held June 17–19. We're also grateful to the AJGA for allowing us to host this elite event. Enjoy some of the sights and sounds from the event in the video below:
The young competitors exhibited exceptional talent, with Amelie Zalsman of St. Petersburg, Fla., capturing the win June 19 with a 54-hole score of 9-under par. With her birdie on 17, she finished just one stroke ahead of 3 other players. What an exciting competition! Read the full story
Earlier in the week, Ava Zhang’s round of 65 on June 18 tied the SentryWorld course record. The course record-holders who’ve shot 65 at SentryWorld are now as follows:
Yuka Saso, U.S. Girls’ Junior Round 1 — July 22, 2019
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, U.S. Girls’ Junior Round 2 — July 23, 2019
Steven Alker, U.S. Senior Open — July 2, 2023
Ava Zhang, AJGA Rolex Girls Junior Round 2 — June 18, 2025
The Rolex Girls Junior Championship was part of an exciting summer for women’s golf in Wisconsin, with the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open taking place at Erin Hills in late May.
About SentryWorld
SentryWorld is owned and operated by Sentry Insurance, part of one of the largest and most financially secure mutual insurance groups in the United States, holding a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (superior) from AM Best, current as of June 2025. See ambest.com/ratings/guide.pdf for rating information. Sentry and its subsidiaries sell property and casualty insurance, life insurance, annuities, and retirement programs for business and individuals throughout the country. Headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Sentry employs more than 6,000 employees across the country. See a complete list of underwriting companies at sentry.com.
About the AJGA
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls, ages 12-19) of more than 9,000 members from 50 states and 51 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Liberty National ACE Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golf’s next generation.
TaylorMade and adidas are the AJGA’s National Sponsors, supporting the AJGA for more than 25 years. TaylorMade has served as the Official Ball of the AJGA since 2016. adidas has been the Official Apparel and Footwear of the AJGA since 2017. Rolex, in its fourth decade of AJGA sponsorship, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 1,000 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park, Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang.